Tvar
Vo vetách druhého podmienkového spôsobu môže byť použitý predprítomný priebehový tvar.
| If veta (podmienka) | Hlavná veta (výsledok) |
|---|---|
| If + minulý jednoduchý | predprítomný priebehový podmienkový |
| If this thing happened | that thing would be happening. |
Funkcia
Tento tvar je bežný v druhých podmienkových vetách. Vyjadruje nedokončenú alebo pokračujúcu činnosť alebo situáciu, ktorá pravdepodobne vyústi do nereálnej podmienky.
Príklady
- I would be working in Italy if I spoke Italian. (But I don't speak Italian, so I am not working in Italy)
- She wouldn't be living with Jack if she lived with her parents. (But she is living with Jack and not with her parents).
- You wouldn't be smiling if you knew the truth. (But you are smiling because you don't know the truth.)
Predprítomný priebehový podmienkový čas
Predprítomný priebehový podmienkový čas akéhokoľvek slovesa sa skladá z troch častí:
would + be + prítomné príčastie
Prítomné príčastie sa skladá zo základu slovesa a pridania koncovky -ing.
| Podmet | + would | + be | + prítomné príčastie |
|---|---|---|---|
| He | would | be | staying |
| They | would | be | going |
To Live: Predprítomný priebehový podmienkový
| Kladné | Záporné | Opytovacie | Opytovacie záporné |
|---|---|---|---|
| I would be living | I wouldn't be living | Would I be living? | Wouldn't I be living? |
| You would be living | You wouldn't be living | Would you be living? | Wouldn't you be living? |
| He would be living | He wouldn't be living | Would he be living? | Wouldn't he be living? |
| She would be living | She wouldn't be living | Would she be living? | Wouldn't she be living? |
| We would be living | We wouldn't be living | Would we be living? | Wouldn't we be living? |
| They would be living | They wouldn't be living | Would they be living? | Wouldn't they be living? |